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The Daily Dot

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Worker says you can pocket $1,000 a day working at the Verizon Store. Is it worth it?

Selling Phones at Verizon

‘When I tell you it is actually insane’: Worker says you can pocket $1,000 a day working at the Verizon Store. Is it worth it?

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman has to apply for second job at Rite Aid during lunch break at full-time job

Rite Aid Online Scan

‘Looking for a second job to survive’: Woman has to apply for second job at Rite Aid during lunch break at full-time job

Woman says she pays her bills by reselling food from Sam’s Club

Sams Club Resale

‘l’ve already generated over $15K’: Woman says she pays her bills by reselling food from Sam’s Club

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Job-hunter goes in for pre-employment drug test. It leaves her with a bald spot

Car Dealership Employment

‘To work at a CAR DEALERSHIP?!’: Job-hunter goes in for pre-employment drug test. It leaves her with a bald spot

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Woman talking(l+r), Hand typing on laptop with job search on screen(c)

easy-customer-service-job

‘You’ll have happy people on the phone and the calls won’t be back-to-back’: Work-from-home staffer shows easy remote job you should apply to

Job-seeker shares how she tricks employers into giving her an interview

Easy Job Application

‘I got a voicemail from a manager’: Job-seeker shares how she tricks employers into giving her an interview

New worker says he was forced to buy work uniform

Server Uniform

‘It’s giving Texas Roadhouse’: New worker says he was forced to buy work uniform—it came out to $182

young woman talking (l&r) man on laptop (c)

scam interview

‘There’s so many scammers on LinkedIn’: Applicant says she learned job was a ‘scam’ in the middle of interview. Here’s how she found out

ulta-interview-red-flags

‘They don’t even pay enough for that like?!’: Job candidate walks out on Ulta 5 minutes into interview. Here are the red flags she noticed

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

woman-fired-after-being-hired

‘I still don’t know what happened’: Worker says she got hired and fired within 5 days. They told her they’re going to ‘continue their search’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

job hunter at laptop with caption "When you just submitted your resume for a position but quickly realized the file is saved as "resume"" (l) finger pressing enter on keyboard (c) job hunter at laptop with caption "When you just submitted your resume for a position but quickly realized the file is saved as "resume"" (r)

submitted resume file name resume tiktok

‘Nah, if a company is making a big deal over something so trivial, then I dodged a big bullet’: Job hunter shares PSA after submitting resume saved as ‘resume’

job application sat scores

‘I am almost 25 years old’: Job hunter says potential employer asked her to send SAT and ACT test scores

Brooke Park is a reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

waiting tables

‘Those tips are pretty thick’: Server returns to restaurant job after getting laid off from corporate job

no dunkin

‘What is the point of going’: Worker says she didn’t show up to her new job because there was no Dunkin’ nearby

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pay update is no longer paying you tiktok

‘The pay update is that we’ll no longer be paying you’: Worker says boss put ‘pay update’ meeting on her calendar to fire her

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